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Looks like Tiny Cunts place is kind of at the end of the road.
» Posted By Brian On 10/January/2024 @ 3:52 am
Interesting backstory to the video. I have heard of the song, but was not aware of any video.
As Kevin said, seems to be less drama in your life. Stability is not a bad thing.
» Posted By Brian On 08/January/2024 @ 5:57 am
John, i think your next purchase for Swan should be a small backpack. I would not think it was too comfortable lugging around a bag with string handles for a 7K walk. LOL
» Posted By Brian On 06/January/2024 @ 3:42 am
Not sure, I got the pun reference about the waitresses looking a bit horny (assuming it was a pun!). Something to do with the skirts they were wearing, but that just looked like a tropical motif. Maybe just a Biden like moment of mine.
» Posted By Brian On 25/December/2023 @ 6:38 pm
“I get knocked down, but I get up again, you’re never gonna keep me down…”
Based on the above, I was willing to bet money that your song would be Tubthumping
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5uWRjFsGc
How wrong I was. LOL
Re: Darts – How many games are you involved with during a match? You said that you lost two, but that was better than a forfeit, so I assume you participate in at least three?
» Posted By Brian On 22/December/2023 @ 2:57 am
Glad to heat that the nose job seems to be quite the success.
Re: walking along the National Highway. I am an against the traffic walker, but seeing Kevin’s comment, I am guessing that the hassle/danger in trying to cross over to the other side is not worth the short distance with a wider shoulder.
Re: Hospital – how long has it been closed? If it was open when you arrived, how did it compare to the one you went to?
» Posted By Brian On 19/December/2023 @ 1:01 am
John, glad to hear that things are pretty quickly getting back to normal.
Re: Kevins comment on your liver. Not sure what tests they can do, but probably not a bad idea to at least ask.
The Ben Franklin quote reminded me of the George Bernard Shaw quote (though I guess there is some debate on whether or not he was the originator) – “Youth is wasted on the young”
» Posted By Brian On 16/December/2023 @ 12:19 am
Glad things are going well. You are probably wondering to yourself why you didn’t get the polyps removed a long time ago.
» Posted By Brian On 13/December/2023 @ 10:46 pm
Putting the cart before the whore
John, good post. Agree with most of your comments re: bargirls. It is easy for us to judge and say “why dont they just find a better job? Why dont they go back to school? etc”
Plenty of stories of girls who had to leave school because their parents could not afford the $10 tuition payment, or the $10 school uniform cost. I talked to one girl who left school in junior high. She was from a single parent household and her mom worked long hours doing whatever to support the family, and she was left on her own. Realized that if she didn’t go to school, nobody would care, and when you are 12 years old or so, a lot of kids would love the opportunity to play around all day and not go to school. At age 20, did she regret it? Absolutely!!! But, tough to go back at that point.
Re: would many girls leave the bar life if they could? I think they would. Anecdotally, I have heard that a lot of bars in Thailand have trouble recruiting girls because as the economy has grown, they can make just as much (or more) doing non-bar work.
» Posted By Brian On 12/December/2023 @ 9:52 am
You will look back in a few weeks and wonder why you were bitching. LOL
Glad to hear things are going as well as can be expected.
» Posted By Brian On 12/December/2023 @ 12:01 am
John – glad the initial surgery went well. Heres to a speedy recovery.
» Posted By Brian On 10/December/2023 @ 12:27 pm
@Kevin, I wouldn’t say that buying lady drinks is charity, more akin to tips or commissions. Think of them as the equivalent of anybody who sells XXX (appliances, insurance, etc.) on commission. For a GRO, that is their job description. Get customers to buy drinks, get a commission.
If John (or you or I) have a choice between two “normal” restaurant and the food is equal between the two, but in one restaurant, the serving staff is surly and in the other, they are friendly and pleasant. Which one will get our business? There is an expectation when going into a sit down restaurant – not only on the food quality but also a minimum level of service.
Same with a bar that has GRO’s. Yeah, everybody realizes it is a game, but just like expecting a waitress in a “normal” restaurant to provide a certain level of service, there is an expectation of the GRO’s. The type of service (and job description) is different, but that is known to both the customer and server beforehand.
With the situation above, the GRO felt she could get a better “commission” from the other group rather than from John. Maybe a shortsighted view.
John – great pics. Especially like the last one. Looks like a painting.
» Posted By Brian On 09/December/2023 @ 12:47 am
@Kevin. LOL
John, you are kind of like Goldilocks with your bar crawl. “I popped into It Doesn’t Matter next. It was dead, so I had one beer and left. I tried Green Room, and it was too crowded for my tastes”. Need to find the spot that is “just right!!”
The only time I recall being under full anesthesia was having some surgery on my wrist after falling off a motorcycle. I remember waking up and feeling absolutely refreshed. Don’t know what it was or how the doctor did it, but it seemed like the best sleep I had ever had. Here’s hoping that your experience with both the surgery and anesthesia are the same.
» Posted By Brian On 06/December/2023 @ 11:31 pm
Looks like a fun time. How far away is it from your neck of the woods?
» Posted By Brian On 03/December/2023 @ 5:14 am
Hmmm, I dont know. I dont think that there is a difference between where on your body you get fat. I think it is pretty much impossible to target fat in one part of the body and leave other parts unaffected.
(PS. Not a doctor nor do I play on on TV)
» Posted By Brian On 02/December/2023 @ 12:27 pm
There are some people that function normally on very little sleep. Dont know if you remember the football player, Herschel Walker. I remember reading an article about him where he mentioned he only slept about 4 hours/day. Been like that since he was a little kid.
But you do say that you normally have a nap, correct? How long is that? Maybe those combined give you a more reasonable sleep time.
» Posted By Brian On 30/November/2023 @ 12:27 am
Re: tattoos
Saw a meme that said that anybody who has tattoos above the neck line probably never had a job that paid taxes. LOL
Sounds like a good day in paradise. Here’s to more of the same coming up.
» Posted By Brian On 27/November/2023 @ 1:37 am
Glad to hear that your health seems to have turned the corner.
You will be ready for the Easter Mtn. hill climb when it occurs next spring.
» Posted By Brian On 26/November/2023 @ 12:33 am
John,I agree with you on the lady drinks and your attitude about them. I have spent enough time in less developed countries to understand that buying a lady drink is akin to a tip in developed countries.
» Posted By Brian On 24/November/2023 @ 11:49 pm
I have heard of people that have cracked a rib or two due to a heavy bout of coughing. Another thing to add that to the list of possible causes.
Having cracked a rib before (not due to coughing), the pain you are experiencing could be because of that.
Good luck!!
» Posted By Brian On 21/November/2023 @ 9:38 pm
John, glad to hear the overall trend is in the positive direction.
I had an uncle who told me that every morning, he got together with his buddies for some coffee and an organ recital. Knowing that he didn’t play an instruments, I asked him what was up with that. He said that it was a chance to commiserate with each other about kidneys, liver, lungs, etc. i.e. the various organs. LOL
Anyway, I am sure that some days will seem like two steps forward and one step back (or the converse) but look at where you were a week ago.
» Posted By Brian On 21/November/2023 @ 12:09 am
Hope that the antibiotics work. Im with @Kevin on this. Doubtful that you would be cleared for surgery at the moment and I am guessing it will have to be postponed until the lung clears up.
Some K-dramas I recommend if you are looking for further viewing:
The Glory – a really really really dark series about a girl that is horrifically bullied in HS and is out for revenge as an adult.
Itaewon Class – Kind of a David vs. Goliath story about a small bar owner who gets screwed over by a big conglomerate and fights back.
Memories of Alhambra – A VR game is developed where the lines between reality and the game become blurred.
Crash Landed on You – Probably heard of this one. I think the biggest K-drama ever?
(I do a lot of indoor rowing and watch these while I row, and having to read subtitles requires focus (at least for me) and makes me somewhat forget about the exercise, so I have been watching ALOT of K dramas. LOL. All of the above were quite good I thought.)
» Posted By Brian On 18/November/2023 @ 12:18 am
I remember visiting Lincolns home in Springfield Illinois, and commenting to the guide on how short the bed was. She indicated that it was pretty normal back then that most people slept in a semi upright position, and most beds were not as long as what we see nowadays.
Here’s hoping that the antibiotics start moving things in the right direction!
» Posted By Brian On 17/November/2023 @ 4:20 am
Kevin put my thoughts to words quicker than I did as he wrote:
“Anyway, if you see yourself on a road to recovery, well, that’s a good thing. Take it slow, keep at it, and get back into fighting shape.”Baby steps, do what Dr. Jo tells you to do, and you will be back to your normal hiking routines in no time!!
» Posted By Brian On 14/November/2023 @ 7:01 pm
Good luck. I am not a doctor nor do I play one on TV, so have no worthwhile advice to offer, but will send positive thoughts in your direction.
» Posted By Brian On 13/November/2023 @ 12:21 am
“Where can I grab a beer in Barretto?”
Re: #24. Maybe I am missing some subtlety, but who are they catering to? Prices seem too steep for the locals.
» Posted By Brian On 13/November/2023 @ 12:15 am
Not much to add other than hoping the health issues resolve in the right direction. Sucks having breathing issues. Hate to bring up the C(ovid) word, but lots of talk that Covid is a vascular issue. Daughter of a friend had it and breathing/shortness of breath was one of her main symptoms. Though I think that most people with Covid have a dry cough and it seems that you don’t. Maybe worthwhile to test and see.
Anyway, keep on keeping on.
» Posted By Brian On 10/November/2023 @ 11:15 am
I was born in the City of Angels
Re: The Angeles Hash group isn’t known for their tough trails and hopefully they’ll have one especially for us old farts. I’ll let you know how that goes tomorrow.
Based on your blog entry from last year, seems like it was a very tough trail. Hopefully, this year was a bit easier.
» Posted By Brian On 06/November/2023 @ 1:43 pm
John, seeing things from 10,000 feet, I think that you should cut your losses with Swan now, rather than wait. It seems like this relationship may be one of those “sunk cost” fallacies. “Well, I’ve invested this much in the relationship, so I might well wait just a bit longer and see if it gets better, etc.”
She does not seem to enjoy going out with you on the things you like, and when you are at home on an evening together, you do different things.
I am sure we are seeing a very simplified version of what is actually happening, so hope you don’t take offense to my comments.
» Posted By Brian On 05/November/2023 @ 4:05 pm
«« Back To Stats PageGood luck on the upcoming medical procedures. Cant put a price tag on them. Would suck to have money, but be stuck in your house due to health issues. Better to have a bit less money, but the ability to go out and spend what you have.
Oh yeah, make sure that Dr. Joe and hubby thank you for their new car when they get it. LOL. But as Kevin says, the procedure would be quite a bit more expensive in any western country.
» Posted By Brian On 02/November/2023 @ 6:58 pm